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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
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<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     159,614</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      48,810</td>
<td class="r data">      63,045</td>
<td class="r data">         705</td>
<td class="r data">      46,945</td>
<td class="r data">         109</td>
<td class="r data">    29.4</td>
<td class="r data">    42.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     195,052</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      61,014</td>
<td class="r data">      79,232</td>
<td class="r data">         949</td>
<td class="r data">      53,767</td>
<td class="r data">          90</td>
<td class="r data">    27.6</td>
<td class="r data">    40.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     222,066</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      78,200</td>
<td class="r data">      89,685</td>
<td class="r data">       2,079</td>
<td class="r data">      52,012</td>
<td class="r data">          90</td>
<td class="r data">    23.4</td>
<td class="r data">    36.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     225,067</td>
<td class="r data">         467</td>
<td class="r data">      80,714</td>
<td class="r data">      92,885</td>
<td class="r data">       2,314</td>
<td class="r data">      48,605</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">    21.6</td>
<td class="r data">    33.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     228,650</td>
<td class="r data">         622</td>
<td class="r data">      86,046</td>
<td class="r data">      93,512</td>
<td class="r data">       2,685</td>
<td class="r data">      45,668</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">    20.0</td>
<td class="r data">    32.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     214,273</td>
<td class="r data">         937</td>
<td class="r data">      82,011</td>
<td class="r data">      87,658</td>
<td class="r data">       2,737</td>
<td class="r data">      40,828</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">    19.1</td>
<td class="r data">    31.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     205,116</td>
<td class="r data">       2,024</td>
<td class="r data">      78,397</td>
<td class="r data">      83,723</td>
<td class="r data">       3,033</td>
<td class="r data">      37,837</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">    18.6</td>
<td class="r data">    30.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     193,689</td>
<td class="r data">       6,270</td>
<td class="r data">      75,525</td>
<td class="r data">      75,181</td>
<td class="r data">       2,934</td>
<td class="r data">      33,680</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">    18.0</td>
<td class="r data">    30.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     183,509</td>
<td class="r data">      17,528</td>
<td class="r data">      73,318</td>
<td class="r data">      62,141</td>
<td class="r data">       3,045</td>
<td class="r data">      27,386</td>
<td class="r data">          91</td>
<td class="r data">    16.5</td>
<td class="r data">    29.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     170,208</td>
<td class="r data">      21,413</td>
<td class="r data">      69,282</td>
<td class="r data">      53,997</td>
<td class="r data">       2,744</td>
<td class="r data">      22,679</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">    15.2</td>
<td class="r data">    28.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     150,759</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      48,373</td>
<td class="r data">      61,524</td>
<td class="r data">         689</td>
<td class="r data">      40,073</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">    26.6</td>
<td class="r data">    39.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     184,989</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      60,509</td>
<td class="r data">      77,506</td>
<td class="r data">         939</td>
<td class="r data">      45,960</td>
<td class="r data">          75</td>
<td class="r data">    24.8</td>
<td class="r data">    37.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     211,262</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      77,500</td>
<td class="r data">      87,752</td>
<td class="r data">       2,053</td>
<td class="r data">      43,869</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
<td class="r data">    32.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     214,029</td>
<td class="r data">         466</td>
<td class="r data">      79,989</td>
<td class="r data">      90,820</td>
<td class="r data">       2,281</td>
<td class="r data">      40,394</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">    18.9</td>
<td class="r data">    30.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     217,440</td>
<td class="r data">         612</td>
<td class="r data">      85,479</td>
<td class="r data">      91,355</td>
<td class="r data">       2,628</td>
<td class="r data">      37,264</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">    17.2</td>
<td class="r data">    28.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     203,104</td>
<td class="r data">         920</td>
<td class="r data">      81,518</td>
<td class="r data">      85,595</td>
<td class="r data">       2,692</td>
<td class="r data">      32,283</td>
<td class="r data">          96</td>
<td class="r data">    16.0</td>
<td class="r data">    26.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     194,085</td>
<td class="r data">       1,986</td>
<td class="r data">      77,873</td>
<td class="r data">      81,822</td>
<td class="r data">       2,979</td>
<td class="r data">      29,325</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">    15.3</td>
<td class="r data">    25.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     182,003</td>
<td class="r data">       6,151</td>
<td class="r data">      75,026</td>
<td class="r data">      73,323</td>
<td class="r data">       2,888</td>
<td class="r data">      24,523</td>
<td class="r data">          92</td>
<td class="r data">    13.9</td>
<td class="r data">    24.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     172,116</td>
<td class="r data">      17,193</td>
<td class="r data">      72,822</td>
<td class="r data">      60,500</td>
<td class="r data">       2,990</td>
<td class="r data">      18,527</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">    12.0</td>
<td class="r data">    22.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     159,301</td>
<td class="r data">      21,054</td>
<td class="r data">      68,789</td>
<td class="r data">      52,390</td>
<td class="r data">       2,693</td>
<td class="r data">      14,283</td>
<td class="r data">          92</td>
<td class="r data">    10.3</td>
<td class="r data">    20.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       8,852</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         436</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    81.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      10,060</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         504</td>
<td class="r data">       1,726</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">       7,805</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    77.6</td>
<td class="r data">    81.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      10,804</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         700</td>
<td class="r data">       1,933</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       8,143</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    75.4</td>
<td class="r data">    80.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      11,037</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         725</td>
<td class="r data">       2,064</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">       8,211</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    74.4</td>
<td class="r data">    79.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      11,203</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">         561</td>
<td class="r data">       2,157</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">       8,403</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    75.1</td>
<td class="r data">    79.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      11,165</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">         489</td>
<td class="r data">       2,063</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">       8,545</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    76.7</td>
<td class="r data">    80.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      11,026</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         519</td>
<td class="r data">       1,901</td>
<td class="r data">          54</td>
<td class="r data">       8,512</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    77.5</td>
<td class="r data">    81.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      11,683</td>
<td class="r data">         118</td>
<td class="r data">         498</td>
<td class="r data">       1,858</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">       9,156</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    79.2</td>
<td class="r data">    82.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      11,391</td>
<td class="r data">         335</td>
<td class="r data">         495</td>
<td class="r data">       1,641</td>
<td class="r data">          55</td>
<td class="r data">       8,858</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    80.1</td>
<td class="r data">    83.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      10,898</td>
<td class="r data">         359</td>
<td class="r data">         485</td>
<td class="r data">       1,606</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       8,396</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    79.7</td>
<td class="r data">    83.5</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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